Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman’s first venture as a director is audacious, ambitious, and amazing; it’s also intricate, self-referencing, and all-encompassing: in a word, a masterpiece. Proceeds will benefit Hoffman's beloved Labyrinth Theater Company. Read a full review of Synecdoche, New York.

4:05PM, Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz, 320 E. Sixth

First came The Bach Project. Then, The Mozart Project.
Now, the hauntingly beautiful music of modern master Philip Glass inspires the third work in Stephen Mills' composer-centered series and brings a full evening of compelling choreography. Feb. 14-16. Fri.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $15-78

This new Teatro Vivo production from writers Omar Gallaga, Raul Garza, and Karinna Perez explores, through a series of comedy sketches, what the world would be like if Selena had lived. Including such Mexcentric wonders as los lowrider drones, the show's "a seven-layer dip through pulga culture past, present, and future." [Note: Ages 16 and older only.] Through March 1. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $13-16

Got an idea for an app or small game, but don't think you have the coding chops to pull it off? CodeDay invites high school and college students to form teams and spend 24 hours making something you might not have thought possible. Sat.-Sun., Feb. 15-16. $20.

Get out your corsets and chain-mail and join the fun and fantasy in the medieval village with scads of performances each day, plus food, shopping, live music, and unparalleled people watching. Weekends, Feb. 8-March 30, 10am-dusk. $20 ($10, kids).